India’s attempt to go cashless is turning food vouchers digital

India’s push for a digital, cashless society is well-documented by now.

After last year’s currency ban, the country has pushed cashless transactions in every sphere of citizen life — from payments at the local grocer and refuels at gas stations to utility bill payments and more.

Local mobile wallet companies have recorded an unprecedented growth as a result.

Last month India’s federal bank mandated that even meal vouchers that corporate houses provide their employees must go digital by the end of 2017.